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Six to eight John Lipscombe Memorial Travel awards up to a value of £500 are available this academic year to PhD students registered within the III Research & Teaching Department presenting work at a relevant scientific meeting.ÌýÌýThese awards are supported by a bequest made by John Lipscombe’s son Richard who completed a PhD at the Institute of Child Health in 1994.
The awards can be used to cover travel expenses (flight and accommodation) or registration to online meetings.
Awards are made on a competitive basis, on the condition that an abstract has been accepted, and preference given to non-clinical graduates.ÌýApplications should be submitted by the PhD supervisorÌý(with details of scientific meeting, confirming abstract has been accepted, and breakdown of costs to be claimed) with a brief statement of support from theÌýSection HeadÌýfor any student showing evidence of exceptional promise and planning to present work at a relevant scientific meeting this academic year.
Awarded students for 2023Ìý- 2024Ìýwere:
Sarah Buddle, to attendÌýthe International Conference on Clinical Metagenomics and the Satellite Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, in Geneva fromÌý15th-17thÌýNovember 2023.
Zhonghui Huang, to attend theÌý32nd PAGEÌýMeeting, in Rome, Italy fromÌý26th -28th June 2024.Ìý
Naomi Akinsuyi,Ìýto attend the International Herpesvirus Workshop, in Portland, Oregon, from 13th - 17th July 2024.
Fiona Price-Kuehne, to attend theÌýPaediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Congress 2024,Ìýin Gothenburg, Sweden from 11th -Ìý14thÌýSeptember 2024.
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